Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you read history, you will confirm that despite that commanding majority of 76 Senators that President Roosevelt had and him going out to campaign to influence the decision of the Senate, the Senate refused to go by that proposal of the President and rejected it. In fact, it ended tragically because the Leader of Majority, Senator Robinson, who was pushing that agenda on behalf of the President, was so shocked that one evening when he retreated to his apartment died of a heart attack. It was a tragic end to that campaign. However, the Senate ... view
• 11 Nov 2021 in Senate: That is why - this afternoon - I am speak with passion and conviction that this country is safer with a Judiciary that is independent and free of political manipulation. I agree with what Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko has said that it is in the best interest of this country that there should be some level of accountability from the Judiciary. We all agree that they are human beings. They can make mistakes and can be removed. Since we enacted our Constitution, 2010, we have had a Deputy Chief Justice removed through a Tribunal because of some transgression she committed. We ... view
• 11 Nov 2021 in Senate: So honourable is the office of a judge that in the USA, one of the serving presidents, President William Taft, served as a President and when he left office, he was appointed a Supreme Court Judge. That is how prestigious a position of a Judge is. That is why when lawyers appear before court, they address judges as ‘My Lords’ because it is a prestigious position. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we want that prestige of our judges to be maintained and remain intact. I would not mind seeing Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko after his retirement, if he has more years to ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first, I thank all the speakers who have spoken in contributing to this important Report on extrajudicial killings. I thank our former Attorney-General Emeritus, Sen. Amos Wako, who informed us yesterday that he was the man behind the idea of forming the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). I also thank my predecessor, the former Chairperson of the Committee, Sen. Samson Cherargei, who did the bulk of the work in collation of the materials used in preparation of this Report. I thank the Senator for Migori County, my good and learned friend, Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko. I also ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: (Eng.) Hargura Godana and Sen. (Dr.) Lang’at. Finally, our most distinguished and long serving Members of Parliament; Sen. Moses Wetangula and Sen. James Aggrey Orengo. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you will agree with me that having listened to Sen. Orengo quote the Quran this afternoon, he is a man who has a lot of passion on issues touching on constitutionalism, human rights and the rule of law. I think we should induct him in this House as one of the most profound believers in constitutionalism, the rule of law and the protection of human rights. I say the same of ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: Another concern is the lacklustre performance of the statutory bodies that are supposed to keep an eye on the conduct of these rogue police officers who commit some of these human rights transgressions. Two bodies have come on the spot in the course of debate on this matter. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the first one is the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). I was privileged to have been in the panel that interviewed the first commissioners for IPOA. At that time, same as now, the law provided that various bodies were to nominate representatives. I was nominated by the Ethics ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: benchmarking experiences, retreats and trainings. Our staff go for retreats and training. Even the police need periodic refresher courses. In my profession as a lawyer, you cannot get your license renewed each year unless you have done continuous legal education training. If you have not gone for continuous legal education and get five units, your license will not be renewed, yet we do not deal with human life as such. Nevertheless, we are talking about armed police officers carrying live ammunition. This is something that the Inspector General of Police should implement as soon as possible. Even doctors and accountants ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on a Statement sought by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. MP, regarding delays in the appointment of Judges of the High Court and the Court of Appeal laid on the Table of the Senate on Tuesday, 19th October, 2021. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Report arises from a Statement that was sought by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., Member of Parliament (MP) for Makueni County, on the 5th May, 2020. The history surrounding this ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: Arising from that process, the JSC in compliance of all the constitutional provisions and statutory provisions undertook a comprehensive exercise on recruitment of judges. As a way of background, on 15th April, 2019, the JSC gave notice of vacancies and invited applicants to apply for vacant positions of judges which were given as follows. On the Court of Appeal, they had 11 vacancies. In the environment and land division of the High Court, they had 20 vacancies. In the employment and labour relations, they declared 20 vacancies. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Committee was able to ascertain that in order ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: of appointment of judges from the Executive. If I give the history of Kenya, during the precolonial days, the appointment of judges was a preserve of Executive. The President had a free hand on picking who was to occupy the position of Chief Justice, a judge of Court of Appeal and judge of the High Court. That position continued in the early days of our Independence. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, even after we created a body called the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the precursor to the current JSC, still it was full of presidential appointees because the Attorney-General used to ... view